A CT bill has passed the senate to allow adoptees at the age of 18 to learn who their natural mother is has reported on WTNH a local station in Hartford, CT. The link is http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4786201&nav=3YeX

The Senate Bill number is SB 4 and was introduced and referred to the Joint State Government Committee on February 8, 2006 and a public hearing was held on February 10, 2006. The bill passed the senate on April 18, 2006 and is on the House calendar number 395.

If passed in the house and the legislation becomes law parental rights terminated on or after October 1, 1995 any information pertaining to the adult adopted person, a natural parent will not be disclosed unless written consent is obtained from the peson whose identity is being requested.

If passed in the house and the legislation becomes law parental rights terminated on or before September 30, 1995 the information pertaining to the identify of the natural parents shall not be disclosed unless written consent is obtained from each natural parent. In addition identifying information shall not be disclosed to a natural parent without consent of each natural parent and the consent of the adult adopted person whose identify is being requested.

Again, if passed on and after October 1, 2006 any adult adopted person born in the state may apply for an receive a copy of the person’s sealed original birth certificate and any contact preference form or completed health history form attached to the sealed original birth certificate. Supposedly, according to a statement in the legislation that nothing is to limit an adult adopted person access to information.

The contact preference form will provide natural parents to choose
1) I would like to be contacted
2) I would like to be contacted only through an intermediary
3) I would prefer not to be contacted at this time

The legislation also touches on siblings and the way birth certificates are filed. To read a complete copy of the bill visit http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/TOB/S/2006SB-00004-R00-SB.htm